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The church sends.
We help.

We are a missions organization with one vision—
to help churches send well. 

EQUIPPING the church

with practical tools and relational support—resources, books, cohorts, coaching, and training that develop a culture of sending.

SENDING the church

as a missions agency that prioritizes relationships, keeping the local church central in every step of sending and missions engagement.

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Start Here

Leading a church into God’s global mission isn’t easy—and you shouldn’t have to navigate it alone.

 

Sign up for Upstream’s free weekly newsletter to receive practical tools, fresh insights, and encouragement for your sending journey. As a thank-you, we’ll send you our free resource:


12 Essential Traits in Developing Healthy Missionaries—a guide to cultivating long-term health in cross-cultural workers from your church.

Dive Deeper

Without support, many missions leaders feel ill-equipped to help their churches engage today's global missions landscape.

 

That’s why Upstream walks with you every step of the way, offering practical resources, relational cohorts, and a church-centered sending network to help you lead with clarity and confidence.

Resources

Get access to practical, church-tested tools that equip you to mobilize your people, shape a sending culture, and take confident steps in global missions. From frameworks to worksheets, our resources are deeply biblical and applicable for any church context.

Cohorts

Join a guided, relational learning experience that brings clarity to your role, confidence to your leadership, and connection with others on the same journey. With expert coaching, peer community, and step-by-step training, our cohorts are where missions leaders go deeper—and where real transformation begins.

Upstream Sending

Partner with a growing network of churches committed to sending well and keeping the local church at the center of global missions. Through our church-driven agency, we walk closely with you and your missionaries—from discernment to deployment to long-term field engagement—so that no one sends alone.

“My relationship and learning through Upstream has been one of the most blessed and cherished experiences any missions pastor can have.”

—Chofong Alfred Mbuongho, Missions Pastor, Bamenda, Cameroon

“Due to Upstream's efforts, our church has sent more people to the field than ever before. And as a result, more of the unreached are hearing and responding to the gospel.”  

—Brian Fox, Pastor of Global Sending, Atlanta, GA

 

“Any church serious about becoming a sending church should start here.”

—Ed Stetzer, Dean, Talbot School of Theology, La Mirada, CA

 

“Upstream is strategic, practical and awesome…there’s something for every type, size, and style of church.”

—Erica Beiler, Missions Director, Dallas, TX

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Upcoming Events

Our events aren’t just about learning—they’re about connecting.

 

Whether in-person or online, every gathering is an opportunity to build relationships, be encouraged in your calling, and get practical guidance for leading your church to send well. There’s a seat at the table for you.

How to Build a Good Commissioning Service For Your Missionaries

To be released on June 25th, 2025

Global Marketplace Missions Training

Pre-field Training for International Marketplace Workers

Supporting the Sent: Missionary Care Dos and Don'ts

Sending Church Online Training

Change the culture of missions

We envision a generation of churches reclaiming their place in the Great Commission. Through equipping and sending, we aim to see a global movement of healthy sending churches that embody God’s call to make disciples of all nations.

 

So come along!

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The church sends. We help.

©2025 The Upstream Collective

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